ITALIANS IMPROVE POSITIONS AT SAN GABAIELLE.
RAIDING AEROPLANES BOMBARD POLA ARSENAL. Australian and N.Z. and Beater. (Reed. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 29.
An Italian official report states: We have rectified our line between Sella Didol and the northern slopes of Monte San Gabrielle. We maintained our position notwithstanding repeated counter-attacks.
Our airmen, aiming at the interruption of rail traffic in the Bazza Valley, caused the destruction of the railway plant at Podderba. Tho bombarding squadron reached Pola, effectively bombarded the arsenal and also the submarine base at Olivi Reef, dropping three tons of explosives.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16658, 1 October 1917, Page 5
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94ITALIANS IMPROVE POSITIONS AT SAN GABAIELLE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16658, 1 October 1917, Page 5
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